Evaluating Current Status and Proposing Solutions for Domestic Solid Wastes Management in Tuson Town, Bacninh Province, Vietnam

This report studied status of domestic solid waste (DSW) management in Tuson town, Bacninh province Vietnam; Proposing some solutions to improve the effectiveness of DSW management. The results showed that the source of DSW at the study area is mainly from households; the main component of DSW is organic waste; the total amount of DSW is 150 tons/day; the average emission factor is 1.16 kg/per/day; The DSW management in Tuson town in recent years has achieved many positive results, but has not yet completely solved the amount of DSW generated, specifically: The classification of DSW at source has not been implemented; collection rate of DSW is about 98%; In the studied area, there is no centralized waste treatment plant yet, however, there are 6 small capacity incinerators that are operating stably in 4 localities (Dinhbang ward (3 incinerators), Phukhe commune (1incinerator); Chaukhe ward (1 incinerator), Dongnguyen ward (1 incinerator); The amount of treated DSW is estimated at about 62%; Many localities do not have waste treatment facilities yet, so the amount of waste remaining at the waste gathering places is quite large (about 30,000 tons), which reduces the beauty and affects the environmental quality in the region. In order to improve the effectiveness of DSW management in the studied area, it is necessary to: Raise awareness of the community on how to identify types of waste and the importance of sorting DSW at source; Implementation of solutions for effectively and thoroughly DSW classification at source; Collecting all DSW generated from households; Strengthening waste treatment at source; Effective use of currently operating incinerators and speeding up the investment in building solid waste treatment facilities in localities.